The Baltimore Orioles had a Memorial Day to forget, falling to the red-hot Washington Nationals. Once again, the Birds struggled mightily on offense, and the result was a 6-0 loss.
O’s starter Alex Cobb secured eight outs without incident, but he let the game get away from him in the third inning, when he surrendered a three-run homer to Anthony Rendon. Five innings later, shutdown reliever Richard Bleier was strangely ineffective, allowing the Nationals to rally for three more runs. At 2.33, his ERA is as high as it’s been since April 2.
The offense, meanwhile, was overmatched by Gio Gonzalez, who threw 7.